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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContracts & Agreements_227A-2020AGREEMENT TO PERFORM PROFESSIONAL SERVICES This agreement for the provision of professional consulting services to prepare a risk management plan/triennial compliance audit (` Agreement") is made and entered in this 3rd day of November, 2020 ("Effective Date"), by and between the City of Redlands, a municipal corporation ("City") and Proteus Consulting ("Consultant"). City and Consultant are sometimes individually referred to herein as a `Party' and, together, as the `Parties. In consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, City and Consultant agree as follows: ARTICLE 1 — ENGAGEMENT OF CONSULTANT 1 1 City hereby engages Consultant to prepare a risk management plan/triennial compliance audit for City (the `Services"). 1.2 The Services shall be performed by Consultant in a professional manner, and Consultant represents that it has the skill and the professional expertise necessary to provide the Services to City at a level of competency presently maintained by other practicing professional consultants in the industry providing like and similar types of Services. ARTICLE 2 — SERVICES OF CONSULTANT 2.1 The Services that Consultant shall perform are more particularly described in Exhibit A, titled `Scope of Services, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. 2.2 Consultant shall comply with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations in the performance of this Agreement including, but not limited to, any applicable State prevailing wage laws. ARTICLE 3 — RESPONSIBILITIES OF CITY 3 1 City shall make available to Consultant information in its possession that may assist Consultant in performing the Services. 3.2 City designates Ross Wittman, Municipal Utilities and Engineering Department, as City's representative with respect to performance of the Services, and such person shall have the authority to transmit instructions, receive information, interpret and define City's policies and decisions with respect to performance of the Services. ARTICLE 4 — PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES 4.1 Consultant shall perform and complete the Services in a prompt and diligent manner in accordance with the schedule set forth in Exhibit 'B, titled `Project Schedule, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. 1 L:\ca\djm\Agr its\P ote Co sulti rg Agrccmcnt.PS-J.1.FY20-0050.do .�i 4.2 Consultant shall complete the Services no later than January 28, 2021 unless the Services are terminated earlier as provided for herein. 4.3 If Consultant's Services include deliverable electronic visual presentation materials, such materials shall be delivered in a form, and made available to the City consistent with City Council adopted policy for the same. It shall be the obligation of Consultant to obtain a copy of such policy from City staff. ARTICLE 5 — PAYMENTS TO CONSULTANT 5 1 Total compensation for Consultant's performance of the Services shall be in the amount of twenty four thousand nine hundred thirty six dollars ($24,936). City shall pay Consultant in accordance with Exhibit 'C, titled 'Cost Proposal, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. 5.2 Consultant shall submit monthly invoices to City describing the Services performed during the preceding month. Consultant's invoices shall include a brief description of the Services performed, the dates the Services were performed, the number of hours spent and by whom, and a description of reimbursable expenses related to the Services. City shall pay Consultant no later than thirty (30) days after receipt and approval by City of Consultant's invoice. 5.3 Any notice or other communication required, or which may be given, pursuant to this Agreement, shall be in writing. Any such notice shall be deemed delivered (i) on the date of delivery in person; (ii) five (5) days after deposit in first class registered mail, with return receipt requested; (iii) on the actual delivery date if deposited with an overnight courier, or (iv) on the date sent by facsimile, if confirmed with a copy sent contemporaneously by first class, certified, registered or express mail, in each case properly posted and fully prepaid to the appropriate address set forth below or such other address as a Party may provide notice in accordance with this section: CITY. City Clerk City of Redlands 35 Cajon Street P 0 Box 3005 (mailing) Redlands, CA 92373 jdonaldson@cityofredlands.org (909) 798-7531 CONSULTANT. Soma Bhadra, P.E. CEO Proteus Consulting 4087 Alabama Street San Diego, CA 92104 soma@consult-proteus.com (858)-353-2805 ARTICLE 6 — INSURANCE AND INDEMNIFICATION 6.1 The following insurance coverage required by this Agreement shall be maintained by Consultant for the duration of its performance of the Services. Consultant shall not perform any Services unless and until the required insurance listed below is obtained by Consultant. Consultant shall provide City with certificates of insurance and endorsements 2 L:\ca\djm\Agrecments\Proteus Cc rsultmg Agrecmcnt.PS-1.1.PY20-0050.doc.j, evidencing such insurance prior to commencement of the Services. Insurance policies shall include a provision prohibiting cancellation or modification of the policy except upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to City A. Workers' Compensation and Employer s Liability insurance in the amount that meets statutory requirements with an insurance carrier acceptable to City or certification to City that Consultant is self-insured or exempt from the workers' compensation laws of the State of California. Consultant shall execute and provide City with Exhibit 'D titled `Workers' Compensation Insurance Certification, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, prior to performance of the Services. B. Comprehensive General Liability insurance with carriers acceptable to City in the minimum amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence and Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) aggregate, for public liability property damage and personal injury is required. City shall be named as an additional insured and such insurance shall be primary and non-contributing to any insurance or self-insurance maintained by City C. Business Auto Liability coverage, with minimum limits of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence, combined single limit bodily injury liability and property damage liability This coverage shall include all Consultant owned vehicles used in connection with Consultant's provision of the Services, hired and non -owned vehicles, and employee non -ownership vehicles. City shall be named as an additional insured and such insurance shall be primary and non-contributing to any insurance or self-insurance maintained by City D Consultant is expressly prohibited from assigning or subcontracting any of the Services without the prior written consent of City In the event of mutual agreement by the Parties to assign or subcontract a portion of the Services, Consultant shall add such assignee or subcontractor as an additional insured to the insurance policies required hereby and provide City with the insurance endorsements prior to any Services being performed by the assignee or subcontractor. 6.2 Consultant shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless City and its elected officials, employees and agents from and against any and all claims, losses or liability including attorneys' fees, arising from injury or death to persons or damage to property occasioned by any negligent act or omission by or the willful misconduct of, Consultant, or its officers, employees and agents in performing the Services. ARTICLE 7 — CONFLICTS OF INTEREST 7 1 Consultant covenants and represents that it does not have any investment or interest in any real property that may be the subject of this Agreement or any other source of income, interest in real property or investment that would be affected in any manner or degree by the performance of Consultant's Services. Consultant further covenants and 3 L:\c-Adjn\Agrccm ,ts\Rote Co ultng Agr rt.PS-I.LFY20-0050.doc.jn represents that in the performance of its duties hereunder, no person having any such interest shall perform any Services under this Agreement. 7.2 Consultant agrees it is not a designated employee within the meaning of the Political Reform Act because Consultant: A. Does not make a governmental decision whether to: (i) approve a rate, rule or regulation, or adopt or enforce a City law. (ii) issue, deny suspend or revoke any City permit, license, application, certification, approval, order or similar authorization or entitlement; (iii) authorize City to enter into, modify or renew a contract; (iv) grant City approval to a contract that requires City approval and to which City is a party or to the specifications for such a contract; (v) grant City approval to a plan, design, report, study or similar item; (vi) adopt, or grant City approval of, policies, standards or guidelines for City or for any subdivision thereof. B. Does not serve in a staff capacity with City and in that capacity participate in making a governmental decision or otherwise perform the same or substantially the same duties for City that would otherwise be performed by an individual holding a position specified in City's Conflict of Interest Code under Government Code section 87302. 7.3 In the event City determines that Consultant must disclose its financial interests, Consultant shalt complete and file a Fair Political Practices Commission Form 700, Statement of Economic Interests, with the City Clerk's office pursuant to the written instructions provided by the City Clerk. ARTICLE 8 — GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS 8.1 In the event any action is commenced to enforce or interpret any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement the prevailing Party shall, in addition to any costs and other relief, be entitled to the recovery of its reasonable attorneys' fees, including fees for the use of in-house counsel by a Party 8.2 Consultant shall not assign any of the Services, except with the prior written approval of City and in strict compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Any assignment or attempted assignment without such prior written consent may in the sole discretion of City results in City's immediate termination of this Agreement. 8.3 Consultant is for all purposes under this Agreement an independent contractor and shall perform the Services as an independent contractor. Neither City nor any its agents shall have control over the conduct of Consultant or Consultant's employees, except as herein set forth. Consultant shall supply all necessary tools and instrumentalities required to perform the Services. Assigned personnel employed by Consultant are for its account 4 L:\ca\dji i\Agr rts\Proteus Co tilting Agr rent.PS-1.l.FY20-0050.do ,jn only and in no event shall Consultant or personnel retained by it be deemed to have been employed by City or engaged by City for the account of, or on behalf of City Consultant shall have no authority express or implied, to act on behalf of City in any capacity whatsoever as an agent, nor shall Consultant have any authority express or implied, to bind City to any obligation. 8.4 This Agreement may be terminated by City in its sole discretion, by providing not less than five (5) days prior written notice to Consultant of City's intent to terminate. If this Agreement is terminated by City an adjustment to Consultant's compensation shall be made, but (1) no amount shall be allowed for anticipated profit or unperformed Services, and (2) any payment due Consultant at the time of termination may be adjusted to the extent of any additional costs to City occasioned by any default by Consultant. Upon receipt of a ternination notice, Consultant shall immediately discontinue its provision of the Services and, within five (5) days of the date of the termination notice, deliver or otherwise make available to City copies (in both hard copy and electronic form, where applicable) of project related data, design calculations, drawings, specifications, reports, estimates, summaries and such other information and materials as may have been accumulated by Consultant in performing the Services. Consultant shall be compensated on a pro -rata basis for Services completed up to the date of termination. 8.5 Consultant shall maintain books, ledgers, invoices, accounts and other records and documents evidencing costs and expenses related to the Services for a period of three (3) years, or for any longer period required by law from the date of final payment to Consultant pursuant to this Agreement. Such books shall be available at reasonable times for examination by City at the office of Consultant. 8.6 This Agreement, including the Exhibits incorporated herein by reference, represents the entire agreement and understanding between the Parties as to the natters contained herein, and any prior negotiations, written proposals or verbal agreements relating to such matters are superseded by this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided for herein, any amendment to this Agreement shall be in writing, approved by City and signed by City and Consultant. 8.7 This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California. 8.8 If one or more of the sentences, clauses, paragraphs or sections contained in this Agreement is declared invalid, void or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the same shall be deemed severable from the remainder of this Agreement and shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remaining sentences, clauses, paragraphs or sections contained herein, unless to do so would deprive a Party of a material benefit of its bargain under this Agreement. 5 L:\ca\djm\Agr Its\Prote Co ilti ig Agr nt.PS-1.1.FY20-0050.do jn IN WITNESS WHEREOF, duly authorized representatives of City and Consultant have signed in confirmation of this Agreement CITY OF REDLANDS PROTEUS CONSULTING Charles Duggan Jr , Attest e Donaldson, City Clerk By 6 L 1ca1dpmlAgreements\Proteus Consulting Agreement.PS 1 1 FY2041050.docm Soma Bhadra, P E , CEO 11/ 7/2O2O EXHIBIT "A" SCOPE OF SERVICES The following is the Scope of Services for the Henry Tate Risk Management Plan Triennial Audit: Task 1 — Project Management The overall project management is to include planning, coordination, reporting and communication. The timeline is to include the initial project meeting being held within one (1) week of project start date. 1 Initial Project (Kick-off) Meeting: Hold a one (1) hour web meeting with the City staff to discuss scope, schedule, and other project details. The kickoff meeting will discuss the approach the consultant will employ in executing the project and for collecting pertinent data from the City The meeting will also ensure that City's goals and objectives of the project are clearly understood by the consultant project team. 2. Invoicing: Prepare one (1) final invoice at the completion of the project and acceptance of the deliverable. Any anticipated changes to the project budget are to be approved in advance by the City 3. Quality Assurance and Quality Control: Quality assurance reviews are to be done at key milestones to assess overall project. The consultant is to perform technical reviews of work products and deliverables prior to submittal to the City Task 2 Triennial Compliance Audit The Triennial Compliance Audit must following all applicable guidelines and regulations including: CCR, Title 19, Division 2, Chapter 4.5 'California Accidental Release Prevention Program' 40 CFR Part 68 -'Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions' CCR, Title 8, Division 1 Chapter 4 Section 5189 'Process Safety Management of Acutely Hazardous Materials' 1 Compliance Audit Preparation: Information gathering and preview of the Henry Tate Water Treatment Plant RMP related documents, prior audits, and prior CaIARP 5 year submittals for the facility 2. Compliance Audit: On-site activities to include opening and exit meeting; walk-through; staff interviews; and review of the chlorination process/related equipment, each element of the RMP and other records. This includes assisting with minor edits to the RMP by inserting the recommended changes into the document in tracking mode for review and acceptance by City staff. 3. Compliance Audit Report Development: Report of findings complete with recommendations, a summary table, and an action tracking log. Final report to be reviewed with City staff for clear understanding of findings and to establish a plan of action for any recommendations. 4. Final Report Format: Digital and hard copy of all files associated with the completed compliance audit report. Acceptable digital format will be at the discretion of the City based on the type of document. Task 3 — CaIARP/RMP/PSM Awareness Training Group web training conducted with City staff covering all elements of the CaIARP/RMP/PSM programs. The presentation is to be provided to the City in PDF format. 7 L:\ot\djn\F.gr rtsWiotcus Consulting Agi nt.PS-1.I.FY20-0050.do ,j� EXHIBIT "B" PROJECT SCHEDULE The following is project schedule for the Henry Tate Risk Management Plan Triennial Audit: Tasks NTP by City Wkl Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wkl Wk8 Kick-off meeting Document List Audit Checklist Data Gatherin. by Cit Data Review On-site Audit Final Report Trainin. to Cit 8 L:\ca\dji r\Agre its\ProtLus Con tilting Agrc it.PS-I.1.FY20-0050.doc.jn EXHIBIT "C" COST PROPOSAL The following cost proposal is for the RMP Triennial Compliance Audit of the Henry Tate Water Treatment Plant. Item # 1-3 corresponds with task # 1-3 listed in the Scope of Services. Item # 4 refers to costs not included in Item # 1 3 which are necessary to complete the project. Item--„ # Task. ., Position,of - Pro osed$taff P ur.(y ';HRoate; :Est,.liours Total, Task 1 — Project Management PROj. MCR. $ LOO 5 $ 1,000.00 $ $ $ $ 2. Task 2 — Triennial Compliance Audit Program Levet 3' SR. PROJ. ENGR, $ 180 44 $ 920.00 AUDITOR $ P70 66 $ 11,120,00 $ $ Task 3 — CaIARPlRMPlPSM Awareness Training SR. PROD. ENCR, $ ISO 10 $ I,SOO,Ot) AUDITOR $ 170 16 $ 2 20,00 $ $ !tern # , Task =(oot rr duhea In dein la) . Pk Description . ,t.. .. - Cost/Rate (A) Quantiti ' (6) Total ,<..?(AX B) 4' Additional Cost (lf Applicable) MILEAGE $ 0.57SCVMI 480 $ 276.00 T,O.TA_L','SU1Vl or, 610 P:F4i PSJ.SAL' 6 24,936,4E7: 9 L:\c3\dji r\Agre its\Proteus Consulting Agrcon rt.PS-1.1.FY20-0050.do .j1 EXHIBIT "D" WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE CERTIFICATION Every employer, except the State, shall secure the payment of compensation in one or more of the following ways (a) By being insured against liability to pay compensation by one or more insurers duly authorized to write compensation insurance in this State (b) By securing from the Director of Industrial Relations, a certificate of consent to self -insure, either as an individual employer, or as one employer in a group of employers, which may be given upon furnishing proof satisfactory to the Director of Industrial Relations of ability to self -unsure and to pay any compensation that may become due to his or her employees CHECK ONE I am aware of the provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code which requires every employer to be insured against Iiability for Workers' Compensation or to undertake self- insurance in accordance with the provisions of that Code, and I will comply with such provisions before commencing the performance of the work and activities required or permitted under this Agreement (Labor Code §1861) XI affirm that at all times, in performing the work and activities required or permitted under this Agreement, I shall not employ any person in any manner such that I become subject to the workers' compensation laws of California However, at any time, if I employ any person such that I become subject to the workers' compensation laws of California, immediately I shall provide the City with a certificate of consent to self -insure, or a certification of workers' compensation insurance I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the information and representations made in this certificate are true and correct PROTEUS CONSULTING By CA(K 19-1(A_CAdAa oma Bhadra, P E , CEO Date 1/-77) 20 20 10 L Ica\dimlAgreementsWroteus Consulting Agrecment.PS i 1 FY2O-0050.doc.jn